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Sheriff asks for prayers after death of deputy’s wife BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis asks members of the community to keep a local family in their thoughts and prayers after the death of a deputy’s wife during a collision that occurred at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday on Lewis Road. Theresa Browder, wife of

Sumter County Deputy Wayne Browder, died during the wreck. “Today was a tragic day for one of our officers, as well as our entire agency, as one of our family members deals with the loss of a loved one,” Dennis said. “We ask you keep the Browder family in your thoughts and prayers as they attempt to cope with this

were both traveling north on Lewis Road while Browder was traveling south. The Saturn SUV crossed the center line and struck Browder’s SUV head-on. As a result of the collision, the Saturn SUV then struck the Acura, Jones said. The other drivers were wearing seatbelts and were transported to an area hospi-

horrible tragedy.” Lance Cpl. David Jones with South Carolina Highway Patrol said the incident involved three vehicles: a Saturn SUV driven by a 26-year-old Sumter County man, a four-door Acura driven by an 18-yearold Sumter County woman and the Infiniti SUV driven by the 45-year-old Browder. Jones said the other drivers

tal with unspecified injuries. Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock said Browder was pronounced dead at the scene. He said Browder, who was also wearing a seatbelt when the collision occurred, suffered multiple blunt force trauma and died on impact.

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Sumter delegation says surplus will be spent quickly BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Despite reports of a $1.2 billion surplus available to the General Assembly during its next session beginning in January, legislators at Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legislative Breakfast said budgetary bliss in not in the road ahead for South Carolina. “You are going to see this money go quickly,” said Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, who pointed out that some of the surplus is in accounts earmarked for education and the state lottery fund. The General Assembly will have to fund a response to the Abbeville decision concerning education in rural districts and the results of flooding on a state roads system already in need of additional money, Smith said. “Our roads are substandard, and we can’t live with the current road system,” he said. Smith called upon his constituents to be in contact with legislators between now and the beginning of the session. “Now is the time to interact with us and call us,” he said. “Difficult challenges lay before us,” said Rep. Joe Neal, DRichland. “As of now, it is not about restoring the roads, some of the roads were substandard to begin with.” Neal said the expected surplus is a one-time occurrence. “Next year we will not have the surplus,” he said. “We need to be careful about how we spend this money.” The state’s top priorities need to be the Abbeville case, roads and the Department of Social Services said Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter. He said social services is seriously understaffed, and he does not think all of the damage from the floods has yet been seen. “A portion of Calhoun Street

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State Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, above, speaking at the annual Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast on Wednesday at Central Carolina Technical College’s Health Sciences Center, discusses the importance of the Sumter County delegation working together. State Rep. David Weeks, DSumter, left, and state Rep. G. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter, near left, take part in the discussion. PHOTOS BY RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

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Sumter City and County Planning Department held the final public meeting for the Hampton Park Historic District Traffic Calming Study Tuesday evening. The meetings were held to inform residents of the historic district and other city residents about traffic issues in that area and provide an open dialogue to find solutions to those problems. Senior Transportation Director Planner Allan Yu said there was a smaller turnout for the final meeting but those who did attend approved of the proposed solutions. The attendees were walked through a presentation explaining the traffic calming study and proposed plan, consisting of suggestions made by residents of the historic district during a previous meeting. Those suggestions include adding bike lanes, more sidewalks, four-way stops, median diverters, raised crosswalks, pedestrian lighting and median crossing islands along Calhoun Street. Yu said two of Tuesday’s meeting participants brought forward more suggestions to assist traffic in the historic district. He said one individual suggested that a protected left turn, a traffic signal directing drivers with an arrow pointing left, be added at the intersection of West Calhoun Street and North Guignard Drive. Yu said members of the consulting agency, Stantec Consulting of Raleigh, North Carolina, who were present during the meeting thought the

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Hearing set to decide Bishopville election A Circuit Court judge will hear a motion to appeal a stay of results in the City of Bishopville election at a hearing in the Lee County Courthouse at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6. It is unclear which judge will hear the case. The case began when Edward Byrd, Ken Currie, and incumbents Mike Morrow and Willie Mae Muldrow appealed a Municipal Election Commission ruling on May 15 that nullified the results of the April election and called for a new election. Council meetings since that time have been held with council members before the election serving regardless of the election results. According to a brief filed by Melvin Cockrell III, attorney for the appellants, the election commission ruled May 19 that only a complaint alleging the door to Ward 2 was closed during ballot counting had merit, but that was enough to call for a new election. The appeal stayed the election results, allowing incumbent Craig Nesbit, a defendant in the case, to retain his position on the council until the case is decided, despite coming up short for re-election. A spokesman at Cockrell’s office said the plaintiffs are seeking to have the election results certified, while the defendants would like to see the Election Commission ruling upheld, which would result in a new election. A hearing had been set for Aug. 28, but Judge George James allowed a continuance when attorney William E. Hopkins of Murrells Inlet, filed a brief of respondents for the defendants shortly before the hearing.

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Geraldine Singleton’s annual Thanksgiving dinner went so well — more than 1,200 people were fed — she’s again hosting her Christmas dinner. The menu will be only slightly different for the noon Dec. 20 meal at the South Sumter Gym, she said, but she’s still hoping “the generous people of Sumter will help out with donations of food or money to buy food.” For more than two decades, Singleton, with help from friends, family and volunteers, has provided holiday meals for “anyone who needs one.” While the turkey won’t be the center of the meal — although there should be plenty of that — Singleton plans to have ham and chicken and, indeed, “whatever people donate” for the midday Christmas dinner. Besides the protein, the meal comprises vegetables, bread, dessert and any other donated side dishes. She does a lot of the cooking herself, but friends, volunteers and sometimes total strangers also prepare food. Many people even bring dishes on the day of the dinner, she said, “and it all seems to get eaten.” Singleton also has volunteers who help serve or deliver meals to shut-ins on the day of the dinner. That, in fact, is how Singleton first got started with the holiday meals. It all started one year at Thanksgiving. Singleton, along with several other women who worked with her more than 20 years ago, started a club called the Today’s Ladies. They delivered canned goods and other food items to the elderly in need. “Then we realized a lot of

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Geraldine Singleton sits in her “office,” a corner stool at Sumter Cut Rate Soda Fountain. People often meet her there to give her contributions for the free annual Christmas dinner that feeds hundreds who wouldn’t otherwise have one. them couldn’t open the cans or cook,” Singleton said, “so we started cooking meals and taking them to them.” Over time, the good deed grew into the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas meals at the South Sumter Gym. Now, there’s even a worship service preceding the meal, and various performers provide music. If you’re in need of a

Christmas meal, all you have to do is show up, Singleton said, adding “We’ll be serving from noon until all the food is gone.” She especially invites donors to come enjoy the meal, too. It’s a great opportunity to see the families and individuals who benefit from the generosity of their neighbors, she said. “It gives you a real good

feeling, she said.” South Sumter Gym is located at the corner of South Sumter Street and Atlantic Avenue. Singleton will accept donations of food or money up to the day of the dinner. You can find her most weekday mornings in her “office” at the Sumter Cut Rate Soda Fountain counter or give her a call at (803) 775-2047.

Board of zoning appeals approves liquor store BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter City and County Board of Zoning Appeals approved two variance requests Wednesday, one for a package store to be located on Bultman Drive and the other to place a mobile home on Oswego Road. The first request involved an applicant seeking special exception approval to allow a liquor store at 699-A Bultman Drive, the corner of Bultman and Wise drives. The applicant is Ricky McLeod, copresident of Piggly Wiggly Central Inc. of Sumter and founder of Willie Sue’s Food and Spirits. Joseph Adams-Raczkowski, Sumter City and County Planning Department senior planner, said the site of the proposed ABC store is zoned general commercial, like many of the other parcels in the area. McLeod also requested a variance from the required 300 feet separation

distance between the proposed liquor store and surrounding residential structures. Adams-Raczkowski said the separation distance is measured from structure to structure, not property line to property line. He said the distance between the building and the residential structure extends approximately 20 feet past the residential property line to the actual house. Representing McLeod, Jay Davis with Coldwell Banker Commercial Cornerstone said the distance between the two structures is actually less than 20 feet but that McLeod wants to take extra precaution with the request. He said the special exception is in harmony with the other commercial establishments in the area. Davis said he and McLeod spoke with neighboring business owners who seemed to be in support of their project and do not think any issues will develop.

The second matter considered by the board, involving the placement of a mobile home on Oswego Road, requested 4 feet variance from the required 12 feet side yard setback. The applicant said his home has always had a mold problem, but it has recently intensified after the flood. He also said his family has increased, which has lead him to seek putting a larger residential structure on his property. The applicant intends to demolish his home and then place the mobile home. During the public hearing for the request, an individual who owns land next to the applicant’s property asked if the mobile home would interfere with his future plans to develop his lot. Claudia Rainey, senior planner, told the concerned neighbor that although the mobile home would be close to the property line, it would not cross that boundary.

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Common Core backlash extends to Catholic schools BY CAROLYN THOMPSON The Associated Press

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Renee Pascoe works in her seventh grade accelerated math class at Holy Spirit School in East Greenbush, New York, in November. The Diocese of Albany, New York, announced recently that it will reduce the frequency of the Common Core-aligned tests while sticking with the standards. The decision coincides with a call by New York Gov. An-

CHURCH NEWS Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1794 Old Georgetown Road, Manning, announces: * Saturday-Sunday — Live nativity drive thru 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Chapel AME Church, McLeod Road, Paxville, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Adopt-AFamily for Christmas service at 6 p.m. On the program: Heavenly Angels; South Carolina Gospel Express; Justified; and many more.

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Wednesday, Dec. 16 — Christmas program and play “That Special Night” at 6 p.m.

Chapel Hill Baptist Church, 8749 Old Highway Six, Santee, announces: * Sunday — Baptism at 9:40 a.m. * Friday, Dec. 18 — Christmas program at 7 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — The Lord’s Supper will be observed at 10 a.m. * Friday, Dec. 25 — Christmas Day worship at 10 a.m. The Rev. Harry Lee will speak. * Thursday, Dec. 31 — Watch Night worship at 10 p.m.

Freedom Worship Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1490 Florence Highway, announces: * Saturday — Southern Heritage Christmas Concert at 6 p.m. featuring Believers Quartet, New Direction, His Calling and many more. Fresh Fire Christian Life Center, 625 W. Huggins St., Manning, announces: * Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 16-17 — Honors program for the pastor, Prophetess Cheryl Graham, at 7:30 p.m. each night. Pastors Floyd Knowlin and Joe Brown will speak.

Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: * Saturday — Family and friends night, hosted by the China and Harvin families, at 6 p.m. The Rev. Tommy L. China will speak. Music will be provided by the Spiritual Gospel Singers, the Corinthians, Resurrection Gospel Singers and more. Church of God of Prophecy, 1670 Guignard Drive, announces: * Sunday — The Majestic Gospel Singers 40th anniversary program at 5 p.m. On the program: Sumter Violinaires; Gospel Four; Voice of Harmony; and more.

Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — The praise dance ministry will celebrate its 12th anniversary at 2 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas program during morning worship service. Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. * Thursday, Dec. 31 — Watch Night worship service at 10:30 p.m.

Clarendon Baptist Church, 1780 Main St., Alcolu, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Christmas banquet at 6 p.m. at the Family Life Center featuring Christian musician and comedian Tim Lovelace. Cost is $20 per ticket and deadline for purchase is Monday, Dec. 14. Call (803) 4732376.

High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Christmas program / fellowship dinner at noon. * Thursday, Dec. 31 — Watch Night service at 10:30 p.m.

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Dinkins St., Manning, announces: * Sunday — The 146th anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 4 p.m. The Rev. George Payton will speak.

House of Judah Worship Center, 3890 White Oak Drive, Davis Station, announces: * Sunday — Second pastoral anniversary celebration for Pastor Leroy Dingle at 4 p.m. Bishop A. Conyers will speak.

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The backlash against standardized testing is rippling through some Roman Catholic schools as they balance the college-driven Common Core learning standards with spiritual goals. The Diocese of Albany announced recently that it will reduce the frequency of the Common Core-aligned tests while sticking with the standards, which spell out skills students should master at each grade level from kindergarten through high school. “Although the standards of the Common Core itself are good, the collateral pieces have caused great strife for families and teachers,” Superintendent Michael Pizzingrillo said.

Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday — All ladies are invited to Knitting Hearts Café 10 a.m.-noon. Devon Coker will speak. Nursery provided for children age 5 and under. www.knittingheartsministry.org Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas program during regular service. Christmas dinner will follow. Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas drama at 4 p.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Hospitality Ministry’s anniversary and new members fellowship at 10:45 a.m. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas program at 4 p.m. * Thursday, Dec. 31 — Joint Watch Night worship at 10 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St. Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas service “Joy to the World” at 5 p.m. Nehemiah Kingdom Builder’s Assembly, 845 Webb St., announces: * Sunday — Ordination service at 4 p.m. for Evangelist Samantha Francis, Evangelist Julia Croskey, Minister Tonya Mack and Prophetess Stephanie Mathis. Bishop Sylvester Francis III will speak.

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schools to get kids into college,” Guernsey said. “We open Catholic schools to get them into heaven.” About 1.9 million students across the U.S. are enrolled in 6,568 Catholic schools, most of them elementary schools, according to the National Catholic Education Association. They haven’t been immune to the outcry about high-stakes testing roiling public schools. “Many parents are listening to the news. They see the political charge,” said Sister John Mary Fleming, executive director for education at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. “What this situation has done is created an opportunity for Catholic schools to review our mission: What is our mission and how does the curriculum support that mission?”

New Fellowship Baptist Church, 105 S. Purdy St., announces: * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Trustee Union Number One program at 3 p.m. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Christmas cantata and youth Christmas program at 3 p.m.

New Israel Missionary Baptist Church, 5330 Old Camden Highway, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 20 — The Lord’s Supper will be observed and the Christmas program will be held at 1 p.m. Orangehill Independent Methodist Church, 3005 S. King Highway, Wedgefield, announces: * Saturday — Four Seasons celebration at 1 p.m. Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday — The adult choir will present the musical “Christmas in His Presence” at 6 p.m. Refreshments will follow. * Wednesday, Dec. 16 — Christmas tree gift exchange and visit from Santa at 7 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — The adult choir will present the musical “Christmas in His Presence” at 11 a.m. The children’s Christmas program will be held at 6 p.m. Call (803) 452-5373 or visit www.pinewoodbaptist.org. Prayer House Mission, Davis Crossroads, Summerton, announces: * Saturday — Clarendon County Gospel Train fellowship banquet at 7 p.m. Dr. William T. Johnson will speak. Quinn Chapel AME Church, 2400 Queen Chapel Road, announces: * Saturday — Rummage sale with more than 600 items 7 a.m.-noon.

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St. Paul AME Church, 835 Plowden Mill Road, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas program at 5 p.m. Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Saturday — Annual caring and sharing distribution of food and toys 11 a.m.-2 p.m. * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Drama ministry’s Christmas production “The Birth of Our King” at 4 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., announces: * Friday-Sunday — The Living Christmas Story Join the Journey will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. FridaySaturday and 6-8 p.m. on Sunday. Triumph Ministries, 562 Pike Road, announces: * Friday — One night of glory at 7 p.m. Apostle J. Gilliam will speak. * Saturday — Come to the threshing floor gathering of intercessors at 9 a.m. Evangelist Tonya Mack and Prophetess Simona Major will speak. Bring your prayer shawl. * Sunday — Ordination service of Prophetess Stephanie Mathis and Evangelist Tonya Mack at 4 p.m. at Nehemiah Kingdom Builders Assembly, 845 Webb St. Westend Community Church, 101 S. Salem St., announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Adeira Black will speak.

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Pope: Mercy trumps moralizing Church opens its doors for Holy Year BY NICOLE WINFIELD The Associated Press

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Pope Francis pushes open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, formally launching the Holy Year of Mercy at the Vatican on Tuesday. The 12-month jubilee emphasizes what has become the theme of his papacy: to show the merciful and welcoming side of a Catholic Church more often known for its moralizing and judgment.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis pushed open the great bronze doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday to launch his Holy Year of Mercy, declaring that mercy trumps moralizing in his Catholic Church. Francis stood in prayer on the threshold of the basilica’s Holy Door then walked through it, the first of an estimated 10 million faithful who will pass through during the course of the next year in a rite of pilgrimage dating back centuries. A thin and frail Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI walked through the doorway right after Francis, gingerly negotiating the two steps with the help of a cane and his longtime assistant. It was a rare outing for the 88-year-old Benedict, whose historic resignation led to Francis’ election and a papacy dedicated to showing the merciful side of the church. Some 5,000 extra police, carabinieri and soldiers have been deployed around Rome, and a no-fly zone imposed on its skies, to protect the pil-

grims who are flocking to Rome on foot, by car, train and plane to participate in the yearlong celebration. Security was heightened after the Vatican was listed as a possible target after the Paris attacks, but the extra police patrols and traffic stops extended far beyond the immediate vicinity of the Vatican or even the other main pilgrimage sites in Rome. Francis launched the 12-month jubilee to emphasize what has become the leitmotif of his papacy: showing the merciful and welcoming side of a Catholic Church more often known for moralizing and casting judgment. “How much wrong we do to God and his grace when we speak of sins being punished by his judgment before we speak of their being forgiven by his mercy,” Francis told an estimated 50,000 people gathered under rainy skies for his Mass opening the jubilee. “We have to put mercy before judgment, and in any event God’s judgment will always be in the light of his mercy.” The Vatican’s Holy Door, located to the right of the basilica’s main entrance, is decorated with 16 bronze panels depicting the redemption of man’s sin through mercy. Passing through it is meant to symbolize the pilgrimage of life’s journey and the sacrifices endured. “We have to absorb the message that

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The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org FPastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Saturday: 6:00 pm Sun. 9:15 - 12:00 Noon, 5:00 PM Confession: Sat. 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

African Methodist Episcopal Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N. Kings Hwy. • 803-494-3686 www.waymanchapelame.com Reverened Laddie N. Howard Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm

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eace…the stillness of a baby sleeping, a quiet walk in the woods, the silence of falling snow…peace, a contrast to our busy, noisy lives this holiday season. The world around us may not be entirely peaceful, but we can find our own peace within. To achieve a calmness of mind and soul we can turn to our house of worship. There we can find guidance and get a better perspective on life. Let God help you find peace within as you worship each week.

Anglican Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am

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First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterﬁrstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

Baptist - Missionary Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Marion H Newton, Pastor Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

Baptist - Southern Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm

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Lutheran - NALC Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

Interdenominational Methodist - United City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com

Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

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God always forgives us, which is the message that the pope gives to us,” said Maria Sila, a pilgrim from Buenos Aires as she waited for the Mass to begin. After Francis and Benedict walked through the doorway, the first throngs of pilgrims followed suit, led off by the Italian president and other dignitaries. In a sign that Francis himself was taken aback by Benedict’s frailty when he saw him at the Holy Door, he asked the throngs of pilgrims in the piazza to send their prayers for his “good health.” The crowd responded with cheers and applause. Holy Years are generally celebrated every 25-50 years, and during the centuries they have been used to encourage the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome to obtain an “indulgence” — the ancient church tradition related to the forgiveness of sins that roughly amounts to a “get out of Purgatory free” card. Unlike in Martin Luther’s time, these Holy Year indulgences are free and available to those who pass through the Holy Door. The last jubilee was in 2000, when St. John Paul II ushered in the church’s third millennium and some 25 million pilgrims flocked to a Rome that had undergone a multimilliondollar facelift for the occasion.

Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am

Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:45 am Children’s Christmas Musical Program Sunday December 13th at 10:00 am Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Service 8:45 am Sunday School 9:45 am

First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

Presbyterian USA First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Interim Pastor Rev. Jim Burton Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (classes for all ages) Hospitality/Fellowship Hall 10:10 a.m. Children/Youth Gather 4:45 p.m. W. Bldg. Night Church 5:00 p.m. (classes for all ages) Supper 6:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall

Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm The Salvation Army 16 Kendrick St. • 803-775-9336 Major Robbie Robbins Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am Monday Youth Night 6:30 pm Wednesday Mid Week Lift 6:30 pm Wednesday Men Fellowship & Woman’s Home League 6:30 pm

Presbyterian - ARP Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am

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Duke Energy funds camp for 500 students BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com RIMINI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Duke Energy Foundation presented a $20,000 check to South Carolina Waterfowl Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camp Leopold on Tuesday, which will go towards funding an environmental education day camp program for 500 students, grades 3-7. School districts from 30 counties from across the state that are in the Duke Energy service area, are now eligible to apply for a free day of camp thanks to the grant, PHOTO PROVIDED said Ed Paul, SCWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s educaStudents go through an obstacle course above at a camp in Rimini, Clarendon County. South Carolina tional programs director. Applications from school Waterfowl Association runs two camps at the site, including Camp Leopold throughout the year and Camp districts for field trips will be Woodie during the summer. accepted on a first-come, firstserved basis, he said. From left, David J. Wielicki, execuThe camp, managed by the tive director of South Carolina waterfowl association, is loWaterfowl Association, with Mindy cated on 410 acres in Rimini Taylor, district manager of governand consists of a lake, wetment and community relations of lands and woodlots. Duke Energy South Carolina, Joe Activities at the camp proGonzalez, Camp Leopold operations vide an outdoor classroom exdirector, Justin Grider, Camp Woodie perience for the students, fooperations director, Ed Paul, SCWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cusing on wildlife, wetland educational programs director and and upland ecology, Paul said. Theo L. Lane, manager of governClasses on field trips can ment and community relations of choose three different activiDuke Energy South Carolina chat. ties from a list of 13, such as a Duke Energy Foundation presented canoe trip, waterfowl advena $20,000 check to the waterfowl ture, team challenge course association on Tuesday in Rimini. and much more. KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY / THE SUMTER ITEM The campâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curriculum is also designed to help students Children at Camp Leopold in and teachers achieve academRimini, Clarendon County, ic standards in science, readexamining a duck with Justin ing and math through handsGrider, Camp Woodie on outdoor education. operations director. The curriculum draws on aspects of the Leopold EducaPHOTO PROVIDED tion Project, Project Wet and Project Wild, Paul said. Named after Aldo Leopold, considered the father of wildlife conservation and management, the Leopold Education Projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to create an ecologically literate citizenry so that each individual might develop a personal land ethic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a blessing to be able to

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A boy with a strainer showing what he caught at Camp Leopold in Rimini, Clarendon County. provide South Carolina students, who otherwise may not have the ability to see nature firsthand, the opportunity to participate in an applicable learning experience to enhance their awareness,â&#x20AC;? Paul said. Paul said the program reconnects youth to the land while helping to prepare the next generation of natural resource conservationists. Theo L. Lane and Mindy Taylor of Duke Energy South Carolina presented the check on Tuesday to Paul, David J. Wielicki, executive director of the waterfowl association, Joe Gonzalez, Camp Leopold operations director, and Justin Grider, Camp Woodie operations director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are glad to be able to support the education and hands-on engagement of learning that is available for students here,â&#x20AC;? said Lane, Duke Energy South Carolina manager for government and community relations. The typical one-day session rate at the camp is $40 per student, so Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s donation will help eliminate that cost for as many as 500 students. For more information on Camp Leopold or to book a field trip through the Duke Energy Foundation Camp Leopold Scholarship Program, contact Joe Gonzalez at joe@scwa.org or visit the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.wildlifeedcenter.org.

Manning sports new district lines in time for council election BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com City of Manningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six council districts have undergone a redistricting process that divides the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population more evenly. District 5, continues to remain vacant because of a protest after the July 2014 election. The city is still waiting on a judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling on the plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motion to reconsider regarding results of the election challenge, said City Administrator Scott Tanner. That election was separated by a single vote. Council approved the second and final reading of the new district lines at a meeting on Sept. 21. A redistrict-

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Holiday family film ‘Coat of Many Colors’ premieres For the second Thursday in a row, NBC will give a young performer a national platform. Last week, 19-year-old Shanice Williams starred as Dorothy in the network’s live musical broadcast of “The Wiz.” Tonight, Alyvia Alyn Lind, 8, portrays the 9-year-old Dolly Parton in the holiday family film “Coat of Many Colors” (9 p.m., TV-G), based on the singer’s humble origins in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains in the mid-1950s. Don’t go looking for a full biography of Parton, nor a fullthroated musical. “Colors” focuses on a family tragedy that beset Parton in her childhood, showing how her family’s faith and resilience helped them endure. Look for Jennifer Nettles as Parton’s mother, Ricky Schroder as her father and Gerald McRaney as her grandfather. Personal stories of this nature have long been a staple of holiday programming. Truman Capote’s short story “A Christmas Memory” was adapted for television in 1966 and starred Geraldine Page. The story was remade for television by Hallmark in 1997 and starred Eric Lloyd and Patty Duke. The beloved long-running series “The Waltons” was introduced in 1971 as a movielength pilot, “The Homecoming: A Christmas Story,” establishing the series’ Great Depression-era setting as well as members of the Walton family. It was a holiday staple for years. • Entertainment history of a more recent vintage unfolds on “Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond” (8 p.m., ABC), which glances back to 1995, the year that Pixar introduced computer-generated animation to wide audiences in a featurelength movie. The special contains interviews with the key creative leads and voice talent

involved with making this innovative blockbuster, released in theaters nationally on Nov. 22, 1995. • An even more recent holiday tradition continues on “Michael Buble’s Christmas in Hollywood” (8 p.m., NBC), his fifth annual holiday special. The personable retro-crooner joins musical forces with Celine Dion and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, and shares jokes with Jay Leno, among others.

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tacks — spoke volumes. And though he identified the California terrorists as Islamic State-inspired, he surely disappointed those insistent in their own cultish fashion that Obama refuses to name the enemy and, Kathleen therefore, Parker can’t defeat him. An absurdity. A dead terrorist is a dead terrorist by any name. Obama’s further reiteration of his course left wanting those longing for the more-comforting certitude of the cheerleader with a megaphone. And those hoping for a declaration of the usual sort of war — thousands of ground troops in Syria and Iraq — were doubtless disappointed, as well as affirmed in their belief that Obama doesn’t get it. Or that he’s only trying to preserve his legacy as the non-war president, a trope favored by the right. But realistically, what presi-

dent chooses to ignore a necessary war? Who wants to be remembered as the cowardly commander in chief who allowed the world to slip into darkness and despair? No one, and certainly not Obama. The problem for the president is that the war he is waging feels like a long-term strategy without benefit of the shortterm. If not ground troops, then what? There is no good answer. This is a new kind of war requiring fresh approaches. The old templates don’t apply because they actually work against us. As soon as we put boots on the ground, the Islamic State is rewarded with the war it wants, with the propaganda machine it can’t otherwise replicate, and with the martyrdom its members welcome. Are Americans really ready to watch their military men and women beheaded and burned alive? Thus, Obama and his advisers have focused on alternative means of defeating a monster that feeds on atrocity and hate. Strategic hits, special operations, counterterrorism propaganda and so on. At home, he seems to say, fight hate with love, fear

with resilience, monsters with the superior force of good. By comparison, admittedly, Trump sounds both decisive and definitive. But — this is no joke — Trump is also the most dangerous person to emerge on the American political scene in decades. As president, he would be the most dangerous man on the planet. I’ve often objected in my column to invoking Hitler as popular analog because it trivializes the suffering and slaughter of the Jews. Now I’m not so sure. Remember that before there could be a Holocaust, there was the identification of the Jewish race as the enemy. Trump’s identification of Muslims as “the problem,” with his threat of a Muslim registry and a religious test at the border, sounds terribly familiar. Two facts to consider: First, we need the help of the world’s 1.6 billion — and this nation’s 3 million — Muslims if we hope to defeat terrorists who justify their barbarism with their interpretation of Islam. Second, our best defense against radicalization of Muslim-Americans is inclusiveness. By marginalizing our own Muslim

community through rhetoric, we vastly increase the risk of radicalization and recruitment. Obama understands this. He also understands that another ground war in the Middle East risks our becoming entrenched in endless battle against an enemy that can inspire insurgencies indefinitely. Few doubt that we could easily take over Iraq and Syria in a replay of shock-and-awe, but then what? Invading another Muslim country feeds right into the Islamic State’s playbook and installs a Crusader vs. Caliphate narrative for millennia — or whatever foreshortened era we invent. Again, ambiguity and uncertainty are our companions for now and probably for a while. In the meantime, our internecine squabbles about our own nation’s principles couldn’t be a better holiday gift to the butchers-in-waiting. And Trump, by dividing us from within, is the enemy’s hero. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT Real freedom of speech requires bravery, especially when what you have to say, labeled by some, termed “unacceptable.” I write this concerning Jacqueline Hughes’ letter published on Sunday, Nov. 22. I am a black man and I enjoy reading forward columns, even when what she has to say is concerning issues affecting the black race of which I am a part of. They used to say, “If the shoes fits wear it.” Years ago there used to be a radio commentary airing from the state of Arizona, if I remember correctly, by a man named Dr. John Jest called “straight talk.” That is a much needed commodity in our nation today: more “StraightTalk.” Not talk that is derogatory or inflammatory but talk that is “Straight and forward.” We are lied to by salesmen, car dealers, comedians and anyone trying to make a quick buck. When we go to the doctor we expect him to tell us the truth, that is, “what is wrong.” Do we get mad, get up and walk out of the doctor’s office because what he said didn’t sound good or wasn’t what we were expecting to hear? If the doctor did not we would sue him for malpractice. Truth be told, there are serious problems plaguing our race, (black), and it is time they truthfully be addressed, not skimmed over, sugar coated, or find someone else to blame. If we spend our lives drinking, smoking and living in the fast lane but won’t take the responsibilities for our choices, actions and way of living it is nobody else’s fault. The Bible says, “(which according to many as forcing our religious beliefs on them)”we reap what we sow,” well or evil without respect of persons. So I applaud Ms. Hughes for having the courage to speak the truth, not maliciously as some may imply, so to speak, regarding real issues and ways on how to solve them. Each time someone comes out of the “closet,” our president talks about how courageous that person is. But in Oklahoma, Kim Davis stood on her convictions of how the Bible, which is the “Word of God,” defines marriage. ANDREW C. LITTLE Sumter Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

The extensive legacy of Charleston Mayor Joe Riley

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ntil the arrival of Joe Riley, Charleston was a sleepwalking, underachieving city with its eyes fastened on a past where its citizens began the most calamitous war in American history. The story of Joe Riley is the story of the renaissance of a city restored to greatness by the dauntless vision of a single man.” Pat Conroy So begins the program of “A Tribute to Mayor Riley — 40 Years of Shared Success,” an elaborate dinner presented this week by The Post and Courier with hundreds of Charleston and South Carolina luminaries, including Vice President Joe Biden. Fittingly, the event was to raise funds for the International African American Museum. It is impossible in one column, or even in one book such as the biography of Riley, commissioned by The Post and Courier and distributed to the evening’s guests, to catalog all of his many achievements during the last 40 years. Instead of even trying to assemble a list, allow me a personal reflection. The first is physical; the city has been transformed. Charleston in 1972 was like the aged Southern belle who had fallen on hard times.You could see a hint of what once was magnificent but was now just sad. Riley’s revitalization strategy was to leverage large, world-class projects and events, both public and private, to spur economic growth and enhance the physical beauty and livability of the city. The first project was the Charleston Place Hotel. His plan was ridiculed as it called for building a luxury five star hotel in what was essentially a very questionable neighborhood noted for high crime and run down stores with worn out merchandise. Today, the hotel anchors lower King

COMMENTARY Street, one of the most fashionable shopping districts in the county. The next big project was Waterfront Park, completed in 1990. The park stretches more 1,000 feet along the shoreline of the Cooper River and provides a stunning view of the harbor, Fort Sumter and the new Ravenel Bridge. The second big Phil change that Riley Noble brought was an opening of the city to new people, new ventures and new attitudes. Again, there are dozens of examples but the premier example is the Spoleto Festival. What began in 1976 as the brainchild of Riley and composer Gian Carlo Minotti has grown to become one of the nation’s premier performing arts festivals. With the later addition of Piccolo Spoleto, Spoleto is now a 17 day festival with nearly 1,000 events that brings tens of thousands of people from around the world And Spoleto was also a catalyst for a veritable creative explosion in the city. Riley’s third and I think greatest legacy is what he has done with the most difficult of all issues — race. Charleston’s dominant historic legacy has been that of slavery and the Civil War. The city was the leading port for slave traders — an estimated 50 percent of all African Americans today can trace their roots to relatives that came through the city in chains. The city was where the Civil War began — and despite Appomattox — the city Riley inherited had never really surrendered. It had simply closed in on itself and built a fortress to wall off its

resistance. The first breach in the wall came with the hospital strike of 1969, which escalated to become one of the links in the chain of local civil rights struggles that began with the bus boycott in Montgomery in 1955 and continued until Dr. King’s death during the garbage workers’ strike in Memphis in 1968. It was against this racial backdrop that Riley was first elected in 1975 at the age of 32. And in a city full of symbols, Riley’s choice of Septima P. Clark to hold the Bible and swear him in as Mayor exploded over the city like the first shot at Fort Sumter. Clarke was one of the premier civil rights leaders, not just in Charleston but throughout the South. Again, space does not allow even a cursory listing of all that Riley has done for racial reconciliation in the city and state — the most visible example of which was when, in 2000, he led 600 people on a 100 mile march to Columbia urging that the Confederate flag be taken off of the state capitol dome. The great irony is that the flag did come down, but only 15 years later, after the killing of the Emanuel Nine. In this city that for some is the symbol of the historic legacy of the evils of race, the Emanuel Nine families’ forgiveness and the spirit of compassion and unity shown by the city demonstrated Riley’s greatest legacy. He took a city that was a symbol of racial evil, violence and hate and turned it into a city that showed the world that love, compassion and reconciliation is possible. Surely, this is Joe Riley’s greatest legacy to the city — indeed to the world. Phil Noble is a businessman in Charleston and president of SC New Democrats, an independent reform group started by former Gov. Richard Riley. phil@scnewdemocrats.org

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FYI and benefits. Open to all Sumter High School Class of area veterans. 1976 is in the process of planning its 40th class reHaving cancer Reunion information, volunteer op-is hard. Finding union. To celebrate this help shouldn’t be. Free help event portunities in a mannerand thatmore only for cancer patients from the the Class of 1976 can, funds American Cancer Society. are needed to assist in getTransportation to treatment, ting started with the plans. help for appearance related We are asking for a $20 doside effects of treatment, nation from each classmate. nutrition help, one-on-one An account has been estab- breast cancer support, free lished with First Citizens housing away from home Bank, 201 N. Washington St., during treatment, help findSumter, SC 29150. You can ing clinical trials, someone deposit funds directly or to talk to — all free from you may contact Ruthie your American Cancer SociDow at (803) 406-8874, Ella ety. Call (800) 227-2345. Johnson at (404) 435-4971, The Rembert Area Community Bobby Cook at (803) 840Coalition (RACC) offers a se3151 or Glenn Carpenter at nior citizens program 10 a.m.(704) 621-0869 for further noon each Monday and details. Wednesday at 6785 Bradley The Single Parent Institute St. (behind community car meets from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. wash), Rembert, SC 29128. on the second Monday of Transportation is available. each month at the Birnie For details, call (803) 432HOPE Center. Meetings are 2001. open to teenage single parents, custodial and non-cus- Are you a breast cancer survivor? Maggie L. Richardson is todial single parents. You seeking other survivors to are welcome to bring your form a music group and children as the Single Parent Institute is for the entire give back to the community. If you are interested in joinfamily. Contact Dr. L. Quaing, contact her at mlrminneck Walkes at (803) 2239408 or lqwalkes@sctechthi- stry2012@gmail.com or (803) 236-9086. sout.com. The Second (Indianhead) DiviThe Rembert Area Community Coalition offers an after school sion Association is searching for anyone/everyone who program for students from served in the 2nd Infantry kindergarten to sixth grade Division. Visit the website at at the youth center in Rembert. Children receive assis- www.2ida.org or contact Mike Davino at MDavino@ tance with homework, school projects, etc. A nutri- yahoo.com or (919) 498-1910. Zumba classes will be held at tious snack is served daily. 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and There is a small monthly Wednesdays at the Parks fee. Registrations are acand Recreation building on cepted 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at 8455 Haynsworth Street. Classes Camden Highway, U.S. 521, are $5 each and no registraRembert, in front of the car tion is required. Contact wash. Contact Dr. Juanita Deanne Lewis at zumBritton at (803) 432-2001. Make-A-Wish South Carolina is badeanne@gmail.com. Sumter Area Toastmasters seeking volunteers to help meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesmake wishes come true for day at the Sumter Mall comchildren across the state. munity room, 1057 Broad St. Bilingual volunteers are esThe group helps in developpecially needed. Interest webinars are offered at 6:30 ing speaking and leadership p.m. on the second Wednes- skills. Call Douglas Wilson at (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca day of each month. PreregGonzalez at (803) 565-9271. istration is required. Contact Brennan Brown at Navy and Marine Corps shipbbrown@sc.wish.org or mates who served on the (864) 250-0702 extension 112 USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 to register for the webinar from 1944 through 1976 and or begin the application the USS Columbus (SSN-762) process. past and present, to share memories and camaraderie The Sumter Combat Veterans with old friends and make Group holds weekly peer to new ones, contact Allen R. peer meetings at 11 a.m. Hope, president, 3828 Hobevery Tuesday at the South son Road, Fort Wayne, IN HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafay46815-4505; (260) 486-2221 8 ette Drive. These meetings are designed for veterans to a.m.-5 p.m.; fax (260) 4929771; or email at hope4391@ help other veterans with verizon.net. PTSD, coping skills, claims

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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Patchy clouds; fog late

Fog in the morning; sunshine

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 65/45 Spartanburg 66/47

Greenville 66/49

Columbia 71/49

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 69/50

Aiken 68/47

ON THE COAST

Charleston 71/50

Today: Fog in the morning; otherwise, clouds breaking. High 66 to 71. Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High 69 to 74.

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LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 70/53/pc 56/38/pc 75/53/pc 56/44/pc 78/65/pc 69/55/pc 75/63/pc 58/47/c 77/57/pc 60/44/pc 78/52/pc 61/50/r 62/45/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 355.83 76.42 75.22 96.16

24-hr chg -0.10 +0.02 -0.01 -0.19

Sunrise 7:16 a.m. Moonrise 6:16 a.m.

RIVER STAGES River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

0.00" 0.40" 0.91" 57.76" 35.04" 44.51"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

69° 40° 58° 35° 83° in 1998 16° in 2006

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Fri. Hi/Lo/W 72/56/pc 53/44/c 80/67/s 54/44/pc 80/67/pc 66/50/pc 78/65/pc 60/47/pc 79/60/s 61/46/pc 68/45/pc 57/46/pc 65/48/s

Myrtle Beach 67/52

Manning 69/48

Today: Mild with times of clouds and sun. Winds southwest 4-8 mph. Friday: Partly sunny and mild. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

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Florence 68/49

Bishopville 68/47

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High 8:09 a.m. 8:13 p.m. 8:48 a.m. 8:53 p.m.

Ht. 3.3 2.8 3.4 2.8

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REGIONAL CITIES City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Today Hi/Lo/W 63/37/pc 68/49/pc 71/46/pc 71/50/pc 64/53/pc 71/50/pc 67/45/pc 68/51/pc 71/49/pc 67/47/pc 64/46/pc 66/48/pc 66/49/pc

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 67/45/pc 71/51/pc 75/48/pc 74/52/pc 65/56/s 75/52/s 71/50/s 71/56/pc 75/51/pc 72/50/s 67/49/s 71/51/s 71/52/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 68/49/pc Gainesville 75/48/pc Gastonia 66/46/pc Goldsboro 66/49/pc Goose Creek 70/48/pc Greensboro 64/43/pc Greenville 66/49/pc Hickory 64/40/pc Hilton Head 68/53/pc Jacksonville, FL 74/48/pc La Grange 71/51/pc Macon 72/49/pc Marietta 67/49/pc

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 72/52/s 77/52/s 70/52/pc 70/52/s 74/51/s 66/50/s 71/53/pc 68/49/pc 71/53/s 76/51/pc 71/54/c 75/48/pc 71/53/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 63/37/pc Mt. Pleasant 69/51/pc Myrtle Beach 67/52/pc Orangeburg 69/50/pc Port Royal 69/50/pc Raleigh 65/46/pc Rock Hill 66/47/pc Rockingham 66/45/pc Savannah 72/49/pc Spartanburg 66/47/pc Summerville 70/48/pc Wilmington 67/49/pc Winston-Salem 64/43/pc

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 67/46/pc 72/51/s 72/54/s 73/52/pc 71/51/pc 70/50/s 70/52/pc 71/49/s 75/51/pc 69/53/pc 74/50/s 72/52/s 66/51/s

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Thursday, December 10, 2015 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

PREP BASKETBALL

HEISMAN TROPHY

Calm, cool QB Watson leads No. 1 Clemson By PETE IACOBELLI ASsociated Press

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Lakewood’s Jarvis Johnson, front center, is the returning scorer for a Gators squad that is already off to a 5-1 start under second-year head coach Bryan Brown.

Attitude adjustment Brown has Gators buying into winning mentality as LHS gets off to 5-1 start

By justin driggers justin@theitem.com

champion and county rival Sumter. The Gators have nearly another month of play to continue improving Second-year Lakewood High School before Region VI-3A play begins in boys basketball head coach Bryan January. Brown has seen his program grow LHS was 9-15 overall a year ago and during the last few seasons dating 4-6 in region play. Nine players are back to when he was an assistant gone from that squad, including three with the Gators. starters, but Brown was excited about Entering this year, however, what the two returning starters and the he wanted to see more than anything players he has stepping into those was a growth in the team’s demeanor roles. and attitude -- especially about Lakewood will miss Jalen White’s winning. 11.7 points and 6.5 rebounds a game, “I wanted these guys to achieve a but the Gators return their top scorer high level of success and the only way in senior guard Jarvis Johnson. they were going to do that is if they Johnson averaged 14.1 points, 5.3 believed they could,” Brown said. “I assists and 2.4 steals last year. wanted them to get over the mentality “He’s obviously kind of made a of not being on the same level as name for himself over the last few some of these other teams that we years and we’re going to rely heavily play and that hard work pays off.” on him,” Brown said. So far, so good for the Gators. In fact, Brown is going to rely Lakewood is 5-1 and already has a heavily on all of his guards. The victory over defending 4A state Gators will sport two lineups this

season -- one with four guards for a “faster” lineup and another that will feature two post players for a “big” lineup, Brown said. Along with Johnson, new starters Grant Singleton, Davonte Pack and Tyrell Still will make up the faster lineup alongside returning senior forward Daquan Tindal. If the need to go bigger arises, Brown will put the 6-foot-3-inch Tindal alongside junior forward Latheron Rogers-Anderson -- the running back on Lakewood’s football team. “It just gives us a little more size, a little more physicality when we need it,” Brown said of his 2-lineup rotation. “But we fully expect our 4-guard lineup to match up well with most teams. Their athleticism and quickness can give bigger teams some problems.”

Please see BOYS, Page B6

Adams-Ludd takes reins of state runner-up Lady Gators By JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com To say it’s been a whirlwind of an offseason for both Demetress Adams-Ludd and the Lakewood High School girls basketball program would be an understatement. For the Lady Gators, the 2014-15 season nearly had the perfect ending. LHS went 22-5 and earned the program’s first berth in not only the 3A lower state championship game, but in the state championship game as well. Lakewood fell just short of its first title -- losing a 44-42 heartbreaker to Lancaster at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. There were more losses to come, unfortunately. Leading scorer, North-South selection and All-State pick Sonora Dengokl -- who’s been synonymous with the program for the last 4-plus years -- graduated. The Lady Gators also lost their other two top scorers from a year ago in Kamryn Lemon and Shalexia Pack. As if that wasn’t enough, head coach Frances Fields departed for Region VI-3A rival Darlington, and Lakewood turned to Adams-Ludd to fill the void SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO and get the team back into title contenLakewood’s Shanekia Jackson (23) is one of two starters returning for the Lady Gators this tion.

season who look to regroup under first-year head coach Demetress Adams-Ludd for anothPlease see GIRLS, Page B6 er possible run at a state title.

CLEMSON — Deshaun Watson rarely panics, not as a high school star in Georgia watching his mother fight cancer or as Clemson’s quarterback working to come back from knee surgery. Calm and confident without being flashy, Watson’s style led the Tigers to Watson their first undefeated season since 1981 — and a chance to accomplish much more. Watson’s mother, Deann, says her son has always been steady and on task, more concerned with solving problems than worrying about them. “That’s never changed with him,” she said. Watson was the one, Deann said, who brought home the Habitat for Humanity flier that helped the family leave public housing for a home of their own. Deshaun Watson did not collapse with his mother’s diagnosis. Instead, he dived into research to make sure it was not “death cancer” as he called it. It wasn’t. Deann Watson went through radiation and chemotherapy and is currently free of the disease, her son said.

Please see WATSON, Page B4

PREP BASKETBALL

Wilson Hall hosts Baron Classic this weekend By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The premise of the Baron Classic is a simple one: to allow SCISA boys and girls basketball teams the opportunity to go up against teams they normally wouldn’t face. “What we’re really trying to do is give teams the chance to play schools they won’t face because they’re not in the same geographical area,” said Wilson Hall athletic director and girls basketball head coach Glen Rector. “We try to line the teams up against other teams they don’t play. We only have one pairing where two teams play each other in the regular season, and that’s us and First Baptist.” There will be eight games -- four girls and four boys -played on Friday and Saturday in the two gymnasiums at Wilson Hall’s Nash Student Center. Along with both teams from Wilson Hall and Laurence Manning Academy, Carolina Academy of Lake City, Veritas Christian Academy of Arden, N.C., First Baptist of Charleston, Palmetto Christian of Mt. Pleasant and Northwood Academy of North Charleston will have both teams in the tournament. Also in the field are the boys team from Charleston Collegiate and and the girls team from Spartanburg Day.

Please see SCISA, Page B5

sports

Thursday, December 10, 2015

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

UConn women win 44th straight HAMILTON, N.Y. — Breanna Stewart had 22 points and a career-high 10 assists to become the first player in NCAA history with 300 blocks and 300 assists, and top-ranked Connecticut beat Colgate 94-50 on Wednesday night in a game scheduled in honor of the senior star. Connecticut (7-0) extended its current winning streak to 44 games and improved to 5-0 against Colgate (1-6). Men’s top 25

Eastern Kentucky. (11) Purdue 93 Howard 55

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Freshman Caleb Swanigan scored 11 of his 19 points during a blistering 56-point first half, and No. 11 Purdue beat short-handed Howard.

nba CHARLOTTE 99

(1) Michigan State 78

Miami 81

Maryland Eastern Shore 35 EAST LANSING, Mich. — Denzel Valentine had 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to help Michigan State rout Maryland Eastern Shore. The Spartans (10-0) are off to their best start since the 2000-01 season when they were defending national champions and won the first 12 games.

CHARLOTTE — Kemba Walker and Marvin Williams scored 18 points apiece to lead the Charlotte Hornets to their third straight victory, 99-81 over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Tyler Johnson scored 20 for Miami. Dwyane Wade and Gerald Green each added 11. Nicolas Batum and Jeremy Lamb added 10 points apiece for the Hornets, who learned earlier in the day the NBA suspended injured center Al Jefferson for five games for violating the terms of the NBA/ NBPA Anti-Drug Program.

(5) Kentucky 88 Eastern Kentucky 67

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Alex Poythress had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 16 and Kentucky pulled away from

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Ja Morant had 21 points and Devin Nelson added 16 points as Crestwood High School’s varsity basketball team earned a 78-48 victory over C.E. Murray on Wednesday at The Castle. Crestwood hosts rival Sumter on Friday.

points to lead Heathwood Hall past Wilson Hall 41-23 on Tuesday at the HH gymnasium. Brandon Carraway led the JV Barons, who fell to 3-3, with six points.

C.E. Murray 65

Carolina Academy 40

Manning 64

Clarendon Hall 17

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SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall fell to Carolina Academy 40-17 on Tuesday at the Saints gymnasium. Thomas Stukes led CH with four points and eight rebounds. Drew Hill added three points. The Saints travel to Kingstree today to take on Williamsburg Academy.

East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 2 0 .833 375 247 N.Y. Jets 7 5 0 .583 295 248 Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 296 278 Miami 5 7 0 .417 240 300 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 259 305 Houston 6 6 0 .500 253 264 Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 275 341 Tennessee 3 9 0 .250 245 296 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 10 2 0 .833 334 196 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 311 240 Baltimore 4 8 0 .333 272 291 Cleveland 2 10 0 .167 216 347 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 2 0 .833 269 210 Kansas City 7 5 0 .583 321 240 Oakland 5 7 0 .417 284 314 San Diego 3 9 0 .250 247 324

MANNING -- Rayvon Witherspoon and Jalen White both scored 24 points, but it still wasn’t enough to lead Manning High School to a victory as it lost to C.E. Murray 65-64 on Tuesday at Thames Arena. Witherspoon had a monster game as he also pulled down 26 rebounds. Carolina Academy 67 Clarendon Hall 40

SUMMERTON — Matthew Corbett had 17 points and nine rebounds for Clarendon Hall, but it was not enough as the Saints fell to Carolina Academy 67-40 on Tuesday at the CH gymnasium. Parth Patel added seven points for Clarendon Hall. Al Hobbs and Dylan Way each had six points. The Saints travel to Kingstree today to take on Williamsburg Academy.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL Manning 48 Bates 46 Manning Junior High School improved to 2-1 with a 48-46 victory over Bates on Monday at the Bates gymnasium. Leondria Nelson led the Monarchs with 16 points and Xavier Hicks added 15.

Ben Lippen 63

B TEAM BASKETBALL

Laurence Manning 54

Wilson Hall 38

MANNING -- Laurence Manning Academy fell to 2-3 with a 63-54 loss to Ben Lippen on Tuesday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Taylor Lee led the Swampcats with 19 points. Rashaad Robinson and Grayson Dennis both had 13.

Heathwood Hall 34 COLUMBIA — Graham VanPatten had 16 points and five rebounds to help Wilson Hall earn a 38-34 overtime victory against Heathwood Hall on Tuesday at the Highlanders gymnasium. Emory Moore added seven points for the Barons and Wise Segars had six points and five rebounds. WH will travel to Cardinal Newman on Friday.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Heathwood Hall 41 Wilson Hall 23 COLUMBIA — Robert King scored 18

NFL STANDINGS

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 5 7 0 .417 257 286 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 278 302 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 307 296 Dallas 4 8 0 .333 223 277 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Carolina 12 0 0 1.000 373 243 Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 271 298 Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 279 257 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 299 380 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 289 238 Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 238 232 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 251 290 Detroit 4 8 0 .333 253 315 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 10 2 0 .833 382 232 Seattle 7 5 0 .583 305 229 St. Louis 4 8 0 .333 189 257 San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 178 291 x-clinched division

ThursdAY’s GAME

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Trio of high scorers helps Crestwood rout C.E. Murray Cawasha Ceasar led three players in double figures with 16 points as Crestwood’s varsity squad earned a 65-12 victory over C.E. Murray on Wednesday at The Castle. Shaquanda Miller-McCray added 11 points, six blocks and four rebounds for the Lady Knights while Lindsey Rogers chimed in with 10. Crestwood hosts Sumter on Friday.

Shannon Corbett led CH with 15 points and five rebounds. Holly Carlisle added 13 points and Mallory McIntosh had 11. Sydney Wells grabbed 16 rebounds to go with her seven points while Delaney Peeler picked up 10 rebounds to go along with her seven points. The Lady Saints travel to Kingstree today to face Williamsburg Academy.

CRESTWOOD Ceasar 16, Miller-McCray 11, Rogers 10, Murphy 8, Saunders 7, Jamison 5, Dukes 4, McElveen 2, Bolden 2.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL

Thomas Sumter 42 Richard Winn 30

WINNSBORO — Bree Stoddard scored 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead Thomas Sumter Academy to a 42-30 victory over Richard Winn Academy on Tuesday at the RWA gymnasium. Latrice Lyons added 14 for the Lady Generals, who improved to 4-0 on the season. THOMAS SUMTER Lyons 14, Ross 4, Stoddard 22, Reed 2. RICHARD WINN Walker 8, Atkerson 3, Albert 1, Johnson 7, Taylor 6.

Lakewood tops Lee Central BISHOPVILLE — Lakewood High School improved to 2-1 on the season with a victory over Lee Central on Tuesday at the Lee Central gymnasium. Taja Randolph had 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Lady Gators. Shanekia Jackson added nine points and 12 boards. Clarendon Hall 53 Carolina Academy 40

SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall improved to 2-1 on the season with a 53-40 victory over Carolina Academy on Tuesday at the Saints gymnasium.

Wilson Hall 42 Heathwood Hall 15 COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall improved to 4-0 with a 42-15 victory over Heathwood Hall on Tuesday at the Heathwood gymnasium. Madison Elmore led WH with nine points and DuBose Alderman had eight. Carolina Academy 19 Clarendon Hall 15

SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall fell to Carolina Academy 19-15 on Tuesday at the Saints gymnasium. Sara James led CH with six points and five steals. Brynne Baxley added five points and five rebounds. The Lady Saints travel to Kingstree today to face Williamsburg Academy.

B TEAM BASKETBALL Wilson Hall 37 Heathwood Hall 8 COLUMBIA — Graycn Coker scored eight points and Becca Cromer added 7 to help lead Wilson Hall past Heathwood Hall 37-8 on Tuesday at the HH gymnasium. The Lady Barons improved to 3-1 overall.

Detroit at St. Louis, 1 p.m. San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Cleveland, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. Seattle at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. New England at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY’s GAMES

N.Y. Giants at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 17

Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 8:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 19

N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 20

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Tennessee at New England, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Washington, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Green Bay at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Miami at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Denver at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

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GB — 3 4½ 5 5½

W L Pct GB 23 0 1.000 — 12 9 .571 10 9 13 .409 13½ 8 15 .348 15 3 18 .143 19

Tuesday’s Games

Cleveland 105, Portland 100 Golden State 131, Indiana 123 Brooklyn 110, Houston 105 Oklahoma City 125, Memphis 88 Orlando 85, Denver 74 Sacramento 114, Utah 106

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago at Boston, 7 p.m. Houston at Washington, 7 p.m. Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. New York at Utah, 9 p.m. Orlando at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Atlanta at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. New York at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Miami at Indiana, 7 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Memphis, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m. Portland at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

NHL Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 28 19 6 3 41 94 63 Detroit 28 15 8 5 35 73 72 Ottawa 28 15 8 5 35 90 83 Boston 26 14 9 3 31 85 75 Florida 28 13 11 4 30 71 70 Tampa Bay 28 13 12 3 29 66 65 Buffalo 28 11 14 3 25 67 78 Toronto 28 10 13 5 25 64 76 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 26 19 5 2 40 82 57 N.Y. Rangers 28 18 7 3 39 80 58 N.Y. Islanders 29 16 8 5 37 82 70 New Jersey 28 14 10 4 32 71 69 Pittsburgh 26 14 10 2 30 61 62 Philadelphia 28 11 11 6 28 57 78 Carolina 28 10 14 4 24 64 87 Columbus 29 11 16 2 24 68 84

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 28 21 5 2 44 99 75 St. Louis 28 16 8 4 36 72 68 Chicago 28 15 9 4 34 78 70 Minnesota 26 14 7 5 33 70 64 Nashville 28 14 9 5 33 73 75 Winnipeg 28 13 13 2 28 76 85 Colorado 28 12 15 1 25 77 81 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 27 18 8 1 37 71 57 San Jose 27 14 13 0 28 72 72 Vancouver 29 10 11 8 28 77 81 Arizona 28 13 14 1 27 75 89 Anaheim 28 11 12 5 27 55 68 Calgary 27 11 14 2 24 69 96 Edmonton 28 11 15 2 24 71 82 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 3, SO Washington 3, Detroit 2, SO Toronto 3, New Jersey 2, SO Los Angeles 3, Columbus 2, OT Ottawa 4, Florida 2 St. Louis 4, Arizona 1 Chicago 4, Nashville 1 Dallas 6, Carolina 5 Calgary 4, San Jose 2

Wednesday’s Games

Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Colorado, 10 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m. Columbus at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Buffalo at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Detroit at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Arizona, 9 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Carolina at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

NCAA FCS Playoffs

By The Associated Press

First Round

Saturday, Nov. 28 Western Illinois 24, Dayton 7 Chattanooga 50, Fordham 20 The Citadel 41, Coastal Carolina 38 Sam Houston State 42, Southern Utah 39 Montana 24, South Dakota State 17 Colgate 27, New Hampshire 20 William & Mary 52, Duquesne 49 Northern Iowa 53, Eastern Illinois 17

Second Round

Saturday, Dec. 5 Richmond 48, William & Mary 13 Charleston Southern 14, The Citadel 6 Colgate 44, James Madison 38 Illinois State 36, Western Illinois 19 Jacksonville State 41, Chattanooga 35, OT North Dakota State 37, Montana 6 Sam Houston State 34, McNeese State 29 Northern Iowa 29, Portland State 17

Quarterfinals

NBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Miami Charlotte Atlanta Orlando Washington Central Division Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Utah Minnesota Portland Denver Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

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GB — ½ 3 6½ 12

W L Pct 12 7 .632 12 8 .600 13 9 .591 12 9 .571 9 10 .474

GB — ½ ½ 1 3

W L Pct 14 7 .667 11 7 .611 12 8 .600 12 10 .545 9 13 .409

GB — 1½ 1½ 2½ 5½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 18 4 .818 —

Friday, Dec. 11 Richmond (9-3) at Illinois State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. Charleston Southern (10-2) at Jacksonville State (11-1), 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 Northern Iowa (9-4) at North Dakota State (10-2), Noon Colgate (9-4) at Sam Houston State (10-3), 8 p.m.

Semifinals

Friday, Dec. 18 TBD, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 TBD, 4 p.m.

Championship

Saturday, Jan. 9 At Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas Semifinal winners, Noon

Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Jamie Quirk manager of Wilmington (Carolina).

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Newton thriving 1 year after frightening accident By STEVE REED Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton hasn’t forgotten about the frightening automobile accident one year ago that caused his pickup truck to flip near a highway overpass. It left him hospitalized with two broken bones in his lower back and wondering how he survived. He reminds himself of the accident so that he doesn’t forget it. The Carolina Panthers quarterback still wears the hospital bracelet he received on Dec. 9, 2014, on his left wrist as a reminder to embrace life and all of its challenges. He even sent it off recently to have it engraved with the words “never forget your journey.” Newton said Wednesday on the anniversary of the accident that it stands as a humbling reminder of what his father Cecil regularly told him as a kid: “One day you can be on the top of the world, and the next day the world can be on top of you.”’ Right now Newton and the Panthers are on top of the NFL world. They have the league’s best record at 12-0, have won a franchise-record 16 straight regular season games and can wrap up a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs with a win Sunday at home against the Atlanta Falcons (6-6). The Panthers haven’t lost a regular season game since Newton’s accident, their only blemish coming in a divisional playoff loss at Seattle last January. Newton is a leading candidate to win his first Most Valuable Player award, already having thrown for a careerhigh 25 touchdown passes and run for seven more. “At the end of the day things worked out well,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. “It helped heighten some awareness for him.” When Newton’s was hit by another car a few blocks from the team’s stadium sending his truck flipping across a highway

“... He hadn’t lost his personality.” Hundreds of friends, former teammates and coaches reached out to Newton that night at the hospital, including Gus Malzahn, his former offensive coordinator at Auburn. “I was just so glad he was OK,” Malzahn said recalling the moment. “It was a very scary deal.” Newton’s parents made the trip to Charlotte to take care of their son. In the days following the accident he received texts some close to him reminding him to “never take anything for granted.” Newton said he has taken that to heart. “Just a simple I love you, a simple appreciation to the next person, that goes a long way,” Newton said. Newton would say in an interview this past summer he’s not sure how someone didn’t die in the crash — the person who hit Newton wound up with minor injuries. The Associated Press “That is the one thing I Cam Newton hasn’t (1) forgotten about the frightening automobile accident one year ago that caused his would have regretted is the pickup truck to flip near a highway overpass and left him hospitalized with two broken bones in his lower people that I really cared about back and wondering how he survived. from friend to teammates to family — I never (would have) overpass it sent immediate got a good farewell,” Newton shockwaves through the orgasaid. “We never know the day, nization. the hour, the minute that is The front office scrambled going to be our last hoorah. So for information. while you have an opportunity His teammates, who had the to do something, please do it.” day off, found out through Rivera said the entire ordeal Twitter and text messages, and has helped galvanize the Pandozens of them rushed to Carothers, creating a deeper apprelinas Medical Center to check ciate for the 26-year-old quaron Charlotte’s biggest sports terback and what he means to star. the franchise. Wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr., Newton would return after then with the Arizona Cardimissing one game, leading Carnals, heard the news, stopped olina to an NFC South title and what he was doing and prayed. a playoff win over Arizona. “At that point you’re worried The accident certainly hasn’t The Associated Press changed Newton’s approach to about Cam Newton the person, Emergency personnel tend to a damaged truck driven by Carolina not Cam Newton the player,” the game. offensive coordinator Mike quarterback Cam Newton last December after the Panthers star was He has completed 54.7 perShula said. cent of his passes and thrown involved in an accident in Charlotte. Rivera watched the drama for 3,156 yards with 31 touchplay out on television where mangled truck, being attended terback’s smile. downs and 14 interceptions in cameras showed the former to by paramedics. “I saw those pearly whites the 16 games he’s played since No. 1 overall pick on the side of The fifth-year coach was con- and I thought to myself he was the injury, including the playthe road a few feet from his cerned until he saw the quargoing to be OK,” Rivera said. offs.

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COACHES’ ALL-ACC TEAMS First Team

Offense WR_Tyler Boyd, jr., Pitt (39) WR_Artavis Scott, soph., Clemson (34) WR_Isaiah Ford, soph., Virginia Tech (26) TE_Jordan Leggett, jr., Clemson (22) T_Roderick Johnson, soph., Florida State (33) T_Adam Bisnowaty, jr., Pitt (30) G_Landon Turner, sr., North Carolina (36) G_Eric Mac Lain, sr., Clemson (30) C_Matt Skura, sr., Duke (35) QB_Deshaun Watson, soph., Clemson (37) RB_Dalvin Cook, soph., Florida State (38) RB_Wayne Gallman, soph.-R, Clemson (30) K_Roberto Aguayo, jr., Florida State (32) Spec._Ryan Switzer, jr., North Carolina (29) Defense DE_Shaq Lawson, jr., Clemson (35) DE_Ejuan Price, sr., Pitt (25) DT_Connor Wujciak, sr., Boston College (28) DT_Nile Lawrence-Stample, sr., Florida State (27) LB_Steven Daniels, sr., Boston College (28)

linebacker Ben Boulware, cornerback Mackensie Alexander and safety Jayron Kearse. Two Tigers were on the second team -- center ay

LB_Brandon Chubb, sr., Wake Forest (24) LB_Ben Boulware, jr., Clemson (24) CB_Jalen Ramsey, jr., Florida State (36) CB_Mackensie Alexander, soph., Clemson (29) S_Jeremy Cash, sr., Duke (36) S_Jayron Kearse, jr., Clemson (28) P_Alex Kinal, sr., Wake Forest (19)

Second Team

Offense WR_Stacey Coley, jr., Miami (20) WR_Kermit Whitfield, jr., Florida State (20) WR_Canaan Severin, sr., Virginia (17) TE_Jaylen Samuels, soph., N.C. State (15) TE_Bucky Hodges, soph., Virginia Tech (15) T_Jon Heck, jr., North Carolina (19) T_Joe Thuney, sr., N.C. State (19) G_Dorian Johnson, jr., Pitt (19) G_Caleb Peterson, jr., North Carolina (17) C_Jay Guillermo, jr., Clemson (14) QB_Marquise Williams, sr., North Carolina (23) RB_Elijah Hood, soph., North Carolina (29) RB_Qadree Ollison, fr., Pitt (20) K_Ross Martin, sr., Duke (14) Spec._DeVon Edwards, jr., Duke (23) Defense

Guillermo and defensive tackle Carlos Watkins -- while offensiv tackles Joe Gore and Mitch Hyatt, offensive guard Tyrone Crowder, linebacker

DE_Mike Rose, sr., N.C. State (16) DE_Sheldon Rankins, sr., Louisville (14) DT_Luther Maddy, sr., Virginia Tech (26) DT_Carlos Watkins, jr., Clemson (17) LB_Keith Kelsey, jr., Louisville (20) LB_Micah Kiser, soph.-R, Virginia (19) LB_Dwayne Norman, sr., Duke (17) LB_Reggie Northrup, sr., Florida State (17) CB_Artie Burns, jr., Miami (26) CB_Des Lawrence, jr., North Carolina (11) S_Quin Blanding, soph., Virginia (21) S_Justin Simmons, sr., Boston College (16) P_Riley Dixon, sr., Syracuse (17)

Third Team

Offense WR_Ryan Switzer, jr., North Carolina (15) WR_Rashawn Scott, sr., Miami (13) WR_Mack Hollins, jr., North Carolina (13) TE_J.P. Holtz, sr., Pitt (11) T_Joe Gore, sr., Clemson (14) T_Mitch Hyatt, fr., Clemson (14) G_Ross Burbank, sr., Virginia (11) G_Tyrone Crowder, soph.-R, Clemson (10) C_Lucas Crowley, jr., North Carolina— (13) QB_Brad Kaaya, soph., Miami (13)

B.J. Goodson, cornerback Cordrea Tankersley and safety Josh Harvey were third-team selections. Pittsburgh receiver Tyler

RB_Taquan Mizzell, jr., Virginia (14) RB_Joe Yearby, soph., Miami (13) K_Greg Huegel, fr., Clemson (10) K_Michael Badgley, soph., Miami (10) K_Nick Weiler, jr., North Carolina (10) Spec._Kermit Whitfield, jr., Florida State (13) Defense DE_Dadi Nicolas, sr., Virginia Tech (13) DE_DeMarcus Walker, jr., Florida State_(13) DT_Adam Gotsis, sr., Georgia Tech (15) DT_Darryl Render, sr., Pitt (13) LB_Matt Milano, jr., Boston College (13) LB_James Burgess, sr., Louisville (11) LB_Shakeel Rashad, sr., North Carolina (9) LB_Nicholas Grigsby, sr., Pitt (9) LB_Jeff Schoettmer, sr., North Carolina (9) LB_B.J. Goodson, sr., Clemson (9) CB_Cordrea Tankersley, jr., Clemson (10) CB_Trumaine Washington, soph., Louisville (8) S_Jordan Whitehead, fr., Pitt (11) S_Deon Bush, sr., Miami (10) S_Josh Harvey-Clemons, jr., Louisville (10) P_Will Monday, sr., Duke (14)

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Calm and confident without being flashy, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson’s style led the Tigers to their first 12-0 season since 1981 — and a chance to accomplish much more.

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er,” Swinney said. “He’s special.” From Page B1 Watson always felt that if he played solidly and the team was successful, individual honDeshaun Watson has brought ors would follow. Last week, he that to the field this season, the won the ACC’s player of the best player on the country’s year and now makes his first No. 1 team, and a Heisman Tro- trip to New York, where either phy finalist. he or running backs Derrick “That’s just the type of perHenry of Alabama or Christian son I am,” the sophomore says. McCaffrey will be awarded the “I never really flinch or panic Heisman on Saturday night. under pressure. I just know Win or lose, count on Watson what the situation is and where to bring the same, steady apwe need to go.” proach when Clemson returns Right now, that’s to the top of to practice for its national the college football world. semifinal game against No. 4 Watson showed flashes of his Oklahoma on Dec. 31 in Miami. talent with 14 touchdown pass“It’s a team thing around es and two interceptions in his here,” Watson said. “That’s injury-shortened freshman what we focus on.” season. He had surgery to repair a torn ACL last December HEISMAN-DEFINING MOMENT In the regular-season finale, and entered this season dragClemson saw its 18-point lead ging the injury-prone label over South Carolina dwindle alongside his Heisman potento 28-25 in the fourth quarter. tial. It was third-and-7 at the GameWatson brushed both aside. cocks’ 33. After a time out, His season took flight in rainWatson came through with a soaked Death Valley as he led 24-yard completion through the Tigers to a 24-22 win over Notre Dame that shot Clemson traffic to set up a first-and(13-0) into the playoff conversa- goal. Three plays later, he finished off the drive with his tion. Watson has not slowed fourth TD of the game. down since. He led the Tigers to eight straight wins since BEST GAME then with over 500 yards of ofCriticized for not throwing fense to finish the regular sealong much the first half of the son. He’s thrown for 3,223 yards and 27 touchdowns. He’s season, Watson answered with a 34-17 victory over Boston run for 756 yards — he’s gone past 100 yards rushing in three College on Oct. 17. The Eagles of Clemson’s final four regular- came into the contest with the country’s No. 1 overall deseason games —with another fense, yet Watson passed for a nine scores. season high 420 yards, includClemson coach Dabo Swining TD passes of 51 yards to ney said Watson gives the Tigers an edge that no one else in Artavis Scott and 21 yards to Zac Brooks. college football has — the best Watson also ran for a touchplayer in the country. down in a game that lifted him “Look at any championship back onto the Heisman radar team and most have a great after a sluggish start. quarterback and a great lead-

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Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was named Coach of the Year by Home Depot on Wednesday.

Swinney wins Home Depot Coach of Year ATLANTA (AP) — Clemson’s Dabo Swinney is the Home Depot Coach of the Year, and Hunter Henry of Arkansas is the John Mackey Award winner for the nation’s outstanding tight end. The awards were announced Wednesday and will be presented Thursday night as part of the College Football Awards Show at the College Football Hall of Fame. Swinney led the Tigers (13-0,

WORST GAME Watson’s worst game came against Louisville on Sept. 17. After two easy wins over Wofford and Appalachian State, Watson and the Tigers went on

No. 1 CFP) to an undefeated regular season, Atlantic Coast Conference championship and No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Clemson will play Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 31. Swinney’s Tigers have won 16 straight games, the nation’s longest active streak. Henry led all Southeastern Conference tight ends with 46 receptions for 647 yards. He hasn’t dropped a pass this season.

the road for a Thursday night showcase expected to display their skills. Instead, Watson threw two interceptions, but Clemson held on for a 20-17 win.

NEW YORK — The bowl system has finally snapped after years of being stretched thin. Three teams with losing records will be among the 80 playing in a record 40 bowl games over the next month and two teams from the same conference will play each other in a bowl. This offseason, a task force will study the bowl system, intent on making changes to prevent that from happening again. The NCAA has largely removed itself from the bowl business, allowing conferences, communities and television networks to create postseason games. The NCAA is not looking to take control of the bowls, but everyone agrees adjustments are needed. “The members are going to have to figure out, what’s the purpose of bowl games?” NCAA President Mark Emmert told reporters Wednesday at the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum. “Is it a reward for a successful season or is it just another game that we’re going to provide an opportunity for?” Ten years ago a bit less than 50 percent of the FBS earned a postseason bid. This season, 63 percent of 127 FBS teams will play in bowls, including new games in Florida and Arizona. The new NCAA football oversight committee was forced to tweak a safety net policy to allow 5-7 teams to be bowl-eligible based on their Academic Progress Rates. That let the Big Ten fill its contracted bowl spots with Nebraska and Minnesota, though the new Arizona Bowl in Tucson ended having to match Mountain West rivals. Colorado State and Nevada, who play in different divisions and didn’t meet this season, will play Dec. 29. That angered Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson. “Clearly, the system is broken,” Thompson said in a statement.

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Warriors improve to 23-0, beat Pacers By MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press

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Arizona agreed to acquire All-Star right-hander Shelby Miller from Atlanta for overall No. 1 draft pick Dansby Swanson, outfielder Ender Inciarte and pitching prospect Aaron Blair late Tuesday night.

Diamondbacks get Miller from Braves NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired AllStar right-hander Shelby Miller from the Atlanta Braves for overall No. 1 draft pick Dansby Swanson, outfielder Ender Inciarte and pitching prospect Aaron Blair. The Diamondbacks obtained minor league lefthander Gabe Speier on Wednesday in a trade that gave Arizona its second top-flight starter in two days. Free agent Zack Greinke finalized a $206.5 million, six-year contract Tuesday.

Members of the Sumter American Legion Post 15 coaching staff will be hosting the event. Other coaches who will be participating are University of South Carolina Sumter head coach Tim Medlin, Florence American Legion Post 1 head coach Derick Urquhart and North Greenville assistant coach Tyler Jackson. Pre-registration forms are due no later than today. Final registration will begin on Saturday at 8 a.m. at Riley Park. For more information, contact Steve Campbell at (803) 774-1620.

USC Sumter fundraiser SLATED FOR Sunday

MLB addresses fan safety

The University of South Carolina Sumter will host its Legends Dinner & Silent Auction on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 5 p.m. The event will feature former Major League Baseball players Bobby Richardson, Billy O’Dell and Billy McMillon and former University of South Carolina standout and current minor leaguers Jordan Montgomery and Grayson Greiner. The event will be held at the USC Sumter gymnasium at a cost of $40 a person. Children age 12 and under will receive free admission. For ticket information, call (803) 938-3904 or go to www.uscsumter.edu.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Major League Baseball recommended teams have protective netting between the dugouts for any field-level seats within 70 feet of home plate. The guidelines were announced Wednesday at the winter meetings following a season in which several fans were injured by foul balls, prompting MLB to study fan safety. Most teams are expected to expand their use of netting. “It is important that fans have the option to sit behind protective netting or in other areas of the ballpark where foul balls and bats are less likely to enter,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “This recommendation attempts to balance the need for an adequate number of seating options with our desire to preserve the interactive pregame and in-game fan experience that often centers around the dugouts, where fans can catch foul balls, see their favorite players up close and, if they are lucky, catch a tossed ball or other souvenir. “

Baseball prospect camp set For SatURDAY The Winter Baseball Specialty Skills Prospect Camp will be held on Saturday at Riley Park. The camp is open to all players in grades 9-12 at a cost of $85 per player. The camp will begin at 9 a.m. and run until 4 p.m. with a 1-hour break for lunch. All players must have insurance to participate.

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baron classic schedule TODAY (Main Gymnasium)

4 p.m. Boys — Carolina Academy vs. Charleston Collegiate 5:30 p.m. Girls — Carolina Academy vs. Veritas Christian 7 p.m. Girls — Wilson Hall vs. First Baptist 8:30 p.m. Boys — Wilson Hall vs. First Baptist

(New Gymnasiuim)

4 p.m. Girls — Laurence Manning vs. Palmetto Christian 5:30 p.m. Girls — Spartanburg Day vs. Northwood 7 p.m. Boys — Laurence Manning vs. Palmetto Christian 8:30 p.m. Boys — Veritas Christian Academy vs. Northwood

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From Page B1 Wilson Hall will face off with First Baptist on Friday, the girls playing at 7 p.m. in the main gym followed by the boys at 8:30. On Saturday, WH will take on Northwood in the main gym with the girls playing at 2:30 p.m. and the boys at 4. Both Northwood teams knocked Wilson Hall out in the semifinals of the SCISA 3A state tournament last season at Sumter Civic Center. The Northwood girls went on to win the state title, while the boys lost to Hammond. “We kind of want to give

Saturday (Main Gymnasium)

11:30 a.m. Girls — Veritas Christian vs. Spartanburg Day 1 p.m. Boys — Veritas Christian vs. Laurence Manning 2:30 p.m. Girls — Northwood vs. Wilson Hall 4 p.m. Boys — Northwood vs. Wilson Hall

(Practice Gymnasium)

11:30 a.m. Girls — First Baptist vs. Laurence Manning 1 p.m. Boys — First Baptist vs. Charleston Collegiate 2:30 p.m. Girls — Palmetto Christian vs. Carolina Academy 4 p.m. Boys — Palmetto Christian vs. Carolina Academy

our girls a feel for what the state playoffs will be like and what they’re going to have to do,” said Rector. “They’re going to get the opportunity to go up against a quality team, one that won the state championship last season and is highly favored to do the same this year.” LMA will play in the new gymnasium on Friday. The girls will meet Palmetto Christian, a SCISA 3A school like LMA, at 4 p.m., while the boys teams will face off at 7. On Saturday, the LMA girls will take First Baptist at 11:30 a.m. in the new gym and the Swampcats will face Veritas Christian in the main gym at 1 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors spent the first three quarters playing as flawlessly as their unbeaten record. They spent the last 12 minutes Tuesday trying to protect their perfect quest. On a night Thompson scored a season-high 39 points and reigning MVP Stephen Curry nearly had a triple-double, the Warriors improved to 23-0 by stopping Indiana’s furious fourth-quarter comeback and holding off the Pacers 131-123. “We’ve got to handle the end of the game better. We had a double-digit lead. You don’t ever want to have to win the game twice or even three times,” Curry said. “You want to make things as easy as possible when you have a night like we did for 36 minutes.” The defending NBA champions have made things look pretty easy in what has already been a milestone season. They’ve won 27 straight dating to last spring, tying the 2012-13 Heat for the secondlongest streak in NBA history. The 1971-72 Lakers hold the record with 33 wins in a row. Golden State also has won 13 straight road games, breaking a tie with the 1969-70 Knicks for the league’s best road start. Curry, the league’s leading scorer, finished with 29 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and three 3-pointers, tying Rashard Lewis’ NBA record of 87 consecutive road games with at least one basket from beyond the arc. Thompson went 10 for 16 on 3s. He made a splash with his incredible first half when he scored 29 points, made 8 of 10 3s and was the key to a 22-0 run that forced Indiana to play catch-up the rest of the night. “It was one of those nights where I got a lot of great looks. Going in I felt great,” Thompson said. “I felt like I was due for a game like that.” For the Warriors there were only two big concerns. Thompson rolled his ankle late in the game and said afterward he expected to be bruised for the next couple of days. Fortunately for Thompson, Golden State doesn’t play again till Friday at Boston. The other: Letting Indiana back into the game. Golden State led 50-28 in the second quarter, extended the lead to 32 in the third quarter, started the fourth quarter with a 28-point advantage and was still up by 21 with 7:11 left in the game. But Indiana (12-8) rallied with a 23-8 run to get within six in the final minute before the Warriors closed it out. Paul George finished with 33 points, eight rebounds and six assists while C.J. Miles added 24 points -- not enough to prevent the Pacers from losing their third in a row. “This team is good. One thing about them, they’ve got

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Golden State guard Klay Thompson (11) shoots over Indiana guard George Hill (3) during the Warriors’ 131-123 victory on Tuesday in Indianapolis. a championship confidence,” George said. “Every guy is out there to make plays. They know how to put the ball in the hole. It’s not just Stephen, it’s not just Klay. All of them had that confidence to make plays and make shots.”

ANOTHER MILESTONE Despite Golden State’s late struggles, it may be the NBA’s best at protecting leads. The Warriors have won 76 consecutive games when they lead by 15 or more points.

DUBIOUS DEFENSE Indiana tied a dubious franchise record in its NBA era by allowing 44 firstquarter points and barely avoided another recordbreaking defensive low when it trailed 79-60 at the half. The only other time the Pacers gave up 44 points in the opening quarter was at Chicago in December 1990. They also allowed a franchiseworst 80 points in the first half at the Lakers in November 1978. It was the first time Indiana allowed 130 points in a game since Jan. 3, 2010 against the Knicks.

COPYCATS Warriors interim coach Luke Walton has noticed some

not-so-subtle changes around the league. A lot of teams, including the Pacers, are trying to take a page out of the Warriors’ small-ball playbook. Good luck. Before the game, Pacers coach Frank Vogel noted Indiana’s new up-tempo style was “light years” behind Golden State, and it showed.

TIP-INS Warriors: Golden State has shot 45 percent or better 20 times this season. ... The Warriors have topped the 100point mark in all 23 games this season, the first time they’ve done that since 196667. ... The Warriors are the first franchise in the four major pro sports leagues to have 16-game winning streaks in consecutive seasons. Pacers: Indiana has lost three straight for the first time since starting the season 0-3. ... In the previous 16 games, the Pacers had limited opponents to 96.9 points and 32.8 percent shooting on 3s. ... George came up one point short of notching his 5,000th career point. ... The Pacers were 14 of 33 on 3s.

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Local Prep Schedule TODAY

Varsity Basketball Aynor at East Clarendon, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball Lakewood at Scott’s Branch (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Basketball Crestwood at Sumter, 6 p.m. Timmonsville at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Middle School Basketball Bates at Alice Drive, 5 p.m. Chestnut Oaks at Ebenezer, 5 p.m. Manning at Furman, 5 p.m. Hillcrest at Mayewood, 5 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Lee Central, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Wrestling

Sumter, Berkeley at Goose Creek, 6 p.m.

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Varsity Basketball Sumter at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Lee Central at Timmonsville, 6 p.m. First Baptist at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m. Laurence Manning in Baron Classic, 4 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball East Clarendon at Manning (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Ben Lippen, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Marlboro, 4 p.m. St. John’s Christian at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m. B Team Basketball Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m.

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a number of juniors, including Tristian Johnson and Trevon Hill. From Page B1 “We feel like we have a number of different guys LHS’ starting five is close in the lineup and on the to having four players aver- bench that can come in and age double figures through score points for us,” Brown six games and has also had said. “We don’t want to be contributions from Malik 1-dimensional on offense Wilson and Dontrea Osor defense. We want to be borne off the bench. able to score in a lot of difThe Lakewood bench ferent ways and we want to will also feature seniors be able to apply defensive Ben Evans, Markel Cockpressure in a lot of differlen, Lavincent Purdue and ent ways.”

For Adams-Ludd, the former Lee Central High School and University of South Carolina standout, this season marks her first as a head coach. “It’s been a transition for everyone I think,” Adams-Ludd said. “But I’ve had great coaches around me at Lakewood and in the area in general who have been very supportive and helped in the process. “The biggest thing for me is just adapting to the fact that everything stops with you as the head coach. It’s a little intimidating at first, but ultimately it’s what you want. There are things that I want to implement at Lakewood and add to what the girls already know. “But so far it’s gone very well and I’m thankful for that.” The Lady Gators are 2-1 on the season and have four returning players from last

THE SUMTER ITEM The year’s state runner-up squad that have all made it into the starting lineup. The experience is key with the departures of Dengokl, Lemon and Pack. Dengokl averaged 16.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.1 steals last season. Lemon was right behind her at 14.2 points and 5.9 rebounds while Pack contributed 7.3 points, 3.9 assists and 3.5 steals. But LHS does get back Taja Randolph and Shanekia Jackson, who appeared in all 27 games last season. Randolph averaged 6.3 points and a team-high 7.0 rebounds while Jackson averaged 6.1 points and 5.9 rebounds. The starting lineup also consists of two other returning players who appeared in a at least 17 games last year. Seniors Tatyana Weldon and Kelsey Madison saw significant minutes for Lakewood and are stepping into bigger roles along with freshman Ki’Ari Cain, who was a standout at Furman Middle School last year. “It’s great to have the experi-

ence and the leadership that we have on the court,” AdamsLudd said. “We’re still trying to find our (identity) on offense. These girls are adjusting to the fact that there isn’t a Sonora any more and we have to find the right combination of the skills we have. We have to decide what we do well and what we need to work on.” The first-year LHS head coach is also expecting big things from her bench. Beaufort transfer Gabrielle Carter has gotten in on the action this season along with senior Jamaria Epps and juniors Shaquania Lipscomb and Abigail Foley. The Lady Gators hope to get their inside game going with Randolph and Jackson, Adams-Ludd said, and open things up for their perimeter shooters. “We want to slow things down and make the other teams go into a half-court defense,” she said. “A lot of teams like to run, but we want to force them to work for how they’re going to score against us.”

Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late William and Viola Franklin. She was a graduate of Dennis High School and attended Morris College of Sumter. Carrie is survived by her four children, Alford Anderson (Lina) of Rutherford, New Jersey, Veronica Joe of Charlotte, Sommer Joe and Christopher Joe, both of Columbia, Maryland; three grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 55 Dove Lane, Bishopville, with the Rev. Jerome Douglas, pastor, and the Rev. Richard Addison, eulogist. Online condolences can be sent to the family at esquaredealfun@sc.rr.com. Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville, has been entrusted with these services.

was an avid hunter and fisherman. His specialties were dove, duck and deer hunting and striper fishing. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; one son, Richard Clemens (Lenora) of Manning; two daughters, Mary Byrley (Frankie) of Myrtle Beach and Doris Bledsoe (David) of Sumter; one granddaughter, Lisa Ivey; one grandson, David Allen Bledsoe; two great-grandchildren, Kiara and Kyran Ivey-Phillips; one brother, Ernie; and two sisters, Sally and Erna Jeanne. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at The Church of the Holy Cross at Stateburg with the Rev. Michael Ridgill officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Friday at The Church of the Holy Cross at Stateburg. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

OBITUARIES LAWRENCE W. GREEN SR. Lawrence W. Green Sr., 68, was born on Feb. 18, 1947, in Clarendon County, to the late Ben Tillman Green Sr. and Elizabeth Gaymon. He entered into eternal rest on Friday, Dec. 4, GREEN 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He leaves to cherish his precious memories: his wife, Gardenia J. Green; a daughter, Tammie Richardson; two sons, Lawrence Green Jr. and Bruce Green; one sister, Robertha; one brother, William Green; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 a.m. on Friday at Mt. Pleasant UME Church, Pinewood, with the Rev. Lavarone Johnson, pastor, officiating, and Bishop Willie Green, eulogist. Final resting place will be Spring Grove Cemetery, Pinewood. Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Dyson’s Home for Funerals Chapel. Mr. Green will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service (noon). The family is receiving friends at the home, 1192 White & Rivers Road, Pinewood. Online condolences may be sent www.dysonshomeforfunerals.com Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton, (803) 485-4280.

BESSIE L. PRINGLE JAMES Bessie L. Pringle James departed on Saturday evening, Dec. 5, 2015, at her home. She was born on Feb. 21, 1949, in Sumter County, to the late Leroy Pringle and Malsey James-JonesJAMES Pringle. At an early age, she joined Mt. Olive AME Church in Pinewood. A kind, loving and gentle person, she was a devout artist and pianist. Bessie was dedicated to learning the Bible and teaching children music and art. Bessie began her education in the public schools of Sumter County. She graduated from Manchester High School, Pinewood. She continued her education at Sumter Technical College. For more than 36 years, Bessie dedicated herself working with children as a paraprofessional for Sumter School District Two. She leaves to cherish fond memories: a loving and caring husband, Leroy James; sister, Dorothy Bannister of Irvington, New Jersey; brother, Willie (Mary) Jones of Pinewood; four nieces, Jeannie Jones of Watertown, New York, Maria (Marion) JonesThomas of Orangeburg, Carmen A. Jones-Leverette of Pinewood and Antonia Bannister of Irvington; three nephews, Jimmy Bannister of Irvington, Willie (Lisa) Jones Jr. of Pinewood and Ronald F. Jones of Pinewood;

three sisters-in-law, Mary Cantey of Rimini, Caroline Singleton of Fairfield Heathcare Center, Ridgeway, and Louvenia James (Leroy) Dinkins of Sumter; and host of other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Graveside services will be held at noon on Friday at New Hope Community Cemetery, Panola Road, Pinewood, with the Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Canty officiating. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

VIOLET ANN PONDS WEST COLUMBIA — Violet Ann Ponds was born into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. She was the baby girl of Joseph Anthony and Judy Scales Ponds. In addition to her parents, Violet is survived by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ponds and Mrs. Margaret T. Scales; and her great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Ponds, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Felkel, Mrs. Helen Shuler and Mrs. Garris Noris. Violet was preceded in death by her grandfather, T.S. “Tom” Scales. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, Lexington. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, 7500 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 101, Centennial, CO 80112. Friends may sign the online guestbook at www.thompsonsfuneral.com

WILEY M. MCCRAY BISHOPVILLE — Wiley Myron McCray entered eternal rest on Dec. 4, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The family is receiving friends at 564 Aire Acres Road, Timmonsville. Friends may sign the guest book from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Church of Christ, 640 Sandy Grove Church Road, Lamar, with Brother Sylvester McCray, pastor, Brother Marvin Sanders officiating and Brother Robert Shannon, eulogist. Interment will follow in the Church of Christ Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

ERICA CARTER BISHOPVILLE — Erica Carter entered eternal rest on Dec. 9, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. The family is receiving friends at 2494 Hubb Kelly Road, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Fu-

neral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

JESSE WASHINGTON BISHOPVILLE — Jesse Washington entered eternal rest on Dec. 9, 2015, at Regency Hospital, Florence. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Luvenia Toney, 30 China Hill Road, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

EMMA LEE ROBINSON Emma Lee Dingle Robinson, 78, wife of Nathaniel Robinson, died on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at St. Matthews AME Church in Summerton with the Rev. Robert K. Carter, pastor, presiding and the Rev. Mary Rhodes, eulogist. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Wake services will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning.

CARRIE A. JOE BISHOPVILLE — Carrie “Bet” Anderson Joe, 68, passed on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Levine & Dickson Hospice House-Southminster, Charlotte, North Carolina.

WILLIAM C. CLEMENS William C. Clemens, 80, husband of Yoneko Y. Clemens, died on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at McElveen Manor. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was a son of the late Ernest and Eleanor Pettygrew Clemens. Mr. Clemens was a retired U.S. Air Force technical sergeant and a veteran of the Korean War. He

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Teen’s relationship draws fire from boy’s mom DEAR ABBY — I’m 13 and in what I think is a serious relationship with “Josh.” The problem is, his mom thinks I’m Dear Abby “mentally ABIGAIL abusing” him. VAN BUREN I have never done anything to Josh to make her think that. She and I have had our disagreements and have not spoken for periods of time before, but nothing like this has ever happened. I’m pretty sure I love Josh, and I don’t want to lose him because of what his mom thinks of me. What should I do? Puzzled in Indiana

DEAR PUZZLED — You didn’t mention how old Josh is and how he feels about all the attention you’re giving him, but I can offer a couple of suggestions. The first is to slow down. Take a step back so Josh can have some breathing room. The second is to try to make a friend rather than an enemy of Josh’s mother, who may be worried about a 13-year-old girl who seems fixated on her son. DEAR ABBY — I remarried when my son, “Kevin,” was 5. He’s now 20. My husband has always tried to be a good dad to him even though Kevin was challenging at times. Kevin is now in the military. Before he left, he adopted a dog, “Leisel,” that’s a year old. Kevin will be deployed overseas for three years and wants us to take her. We have a dog and cat,

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a big yard and three teenage daughters who want Leisel, but my husband says no. He says it was a mistake to get the dog in the first place, and Kevin needs to learn a lesson and do the hard thing and give her up. I agree it was a mistake, and I don’t really want another dog, but I’m willing to do it for my son. Lots of parents get “stuck” with their kids’ pets. They roll their eyes and just do it. Who is right? Willing to do it in DEAR WILLING — You are. This is no time to teach your son a lesson. With the international situation heating up as it seems to be, there’s no telling where your son could wind up being stationed. Let him go with peace of mind knowing his pet will be well cared for until he returns.

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HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

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ACROSS 1 Mennonite sect 6 Nasty bit of trickery 10 Chopped side 14 Trunk full of organs? 15 "Casablanca" heroine 16 Speck 17 Airline seating for Mensa members? 19 Milne's Hundred __ Wood 20 Fire dept. employee 21 Many ages 22 Out of the country 24 Subordinate's yes 26 Jewish folklore creature 28 He's a horse, of course 30 Watched for the evening, say 34 Bar in a shower 37 Mark of approval 39 Justice Kagan appointer 40 WWII threat 42 Andy Capp's spouse 43 Preen 44 Mulligan, for one 45 Counting-out word 47 Natural balm

48 Embarrassing mistake 50 Antihero? 52 Big spread 54 Like Yogi or Smokey 58 One of the haves 61 Prefix with port 63 Constrictive creature 64 Empty auditorium effect 65 Mickey Rooney and Danny DeVito? 68 Management level 69 Electrified atoms 70 Like some reprimands 71 Shangri-la 72 Goddess of victory 73 Resting places DOWNS 1 On the main 2 Toddler's gleeful shout 3 More than just annoyed 4 Abbr. on old Eurasian maps 5 Windbag's output 6 Grain holder 7 Metallic sound 8 Donkey 9 Tandoori __: South Asian spice mix

12/10/15 10 Overly ingratiating little devils? 11 Daft 12 Gillette razor 13 Locationdependent plant designation 18 First known asteroid 23 Coltrane genre 25 "Hee-Haw" humor, but just a touch? 27 Billiard table shape 29 Postpones 31 Advance using wind 32 Big bang cause, sometimes 33 Sticky stuff 34 Street border 35 Explorer Tasman

36 Japanese relative of the zither 38 Sierra Nevada product 41 Very ambitious sort 46 "__ be sorry!" 49 Cancels the reservation, maybe 51 Blue blood, for short 53 Express gratitude to 55 Structural beams 56 Old language that gives us "berserk" 57 Moves with care 58 Big bash 59 Battery fluid 60 Passé pronoun 62 Otherwise 66 Miss Piggy tagline 67 Bigelow's Sweet Dreams, e.g.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

Home Improvements H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel paint roofs gutters drywall blown ceilings ect. 773-9904

Clemson wood craft Butterflies and other colors. $10Ea. 803-775-4175 Across from Harmony Church

Legal Service Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

Septic Tank Cleaning

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Full time experienced auto mechanic. Must have 8 years experience. Call 803-775-8300 Local apt. community seeking a full time manager. Exc. benefits. Call 803-435-0713 to get an application.

Septic Tank Cleaning Call the pros for all of your septic pumping needs. 803-316-0429 Proline Utilities, LLC

Tree Service NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal, trimming & stump grinding. Lic/Ins 803-316-0128 Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

MERCHANDISE Want to Buy PECANS Now Buying Farmers Exchange 405 Swamp Rd. 803-773-8336

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Farm Products We buy pecans! Warren E. Coker Farms, 341 W. Main St. Olanta. Call 843-319-1884. Golden Kernel Pecan Co. 1214 S. Guignard Dr. 968-9432 We buy pecans, sell Pecan halves, Choc., Sugarfree Choc., Fruit cake mix, Butter Roasted, Sugar & Spice, Prailine, Honey Glazed, Eng. Toffee Gift Pkgs avail. M-F 9-5 Sat 9-1

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 & $3

Experience welder needed for a local business. Please call 803-491-6020 for more information. ASE Certified front end alignment tech. for a local tire dealer. Very competitive pay 50/50 commission. If you think you are that man, send resume to P-432 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Help Wanted Part-Time USC Sumter Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has an opening for a part time business consultant. The position will be 24 hours per week & will be a flexible work schedule. Qualified candidates should have business ownership or management experience & be able to relate technical business concepts to others. Candidates should be familiar with financial statements, marketing & general business concepts, must be able to prepare & present related workshops. Please send resumes to Martin Goodman at goodman@uscb.edu or phone 843-521-4143 with questions. This is a EOE.

Trucking Opportunities Local / Regional Drivers Immediate openings for experienced Van, Tanker & Rolloff drivers. Class A CDL with Hazmat & Tank endorsements required with 2 years verifiable experience. Mileage starts as high as .41 per mile and top rate .45 per mile along with stop pay, hourly pay and per diem on overnight trips. $1,000.00 sign on bonus and assigned equipment. Medical, Dental, Prescription & Life Insurance plans along with 401K and profit sharing. Paid Holidays, Earned PTO time and .03 per mile yearly Safety/Performance Bonus plan. Applicants can apply in person at FCI 132 Myrtle Beach Hwy Sumter, SC 29153 or call 1-888-249-2651 ext-24

Homes for Sale

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments

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Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Unfurnished Homes 2BR/1.5BA, duplex Ceiling fans, carpet/tile floors, kit, stove/fridge, laundry, carport, shed, $600/mo + dep. No Pets. 803-481-8286 lv msg.

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A good investment or starter . 2BR 1BA master/ walk in closet. $55,000 OBO Call 912-980-4386

Manufactured Housing Was your home affected by the recent FLOODS? Use your FEMA CHECK for a down payment on one of our quality used refurbished homes. We specialize in on the lot financing. Low credit score is OK. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book Page (M&M Mobile Homes)

Commercial Industrial For Sale- Lake Side Restaurant, Bar, Convenience Store, gas pumps & docks. Property is leased. Lake Marion. All equipment & furniture are included. Call 904-554-7663

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595 Ashton Mill Drive Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-5 6BR 3BA House. Lease to own. Dwn pymt Required 803-468-5710 OR 803-229-2814

Mobile Home Rentals 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom.Scenic Lake MHP, in Sumter/Dalzell area. 499-1500/469-6978 9pm-5pm 3BR 2.5BA Appl. incl. 600 mo.+ Dep Background check. No inside pets. 803-236-2214

Our biggest, best & last sale! Sat. 7 - 12. Red suspenders, baked goods, half dresser, chest of drawers, & other furniture, craft stuff, hand tools, pictures, clothes, hsehold, collectibles, a few antiques, nice pieces of crystal, board games, small appliances & much more! Help us make our last sale a big success. We have a tremendous selection of merchandize. Palmetto Towers behind Kmart.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF NEED This is to notify you that McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee, Inc., doing business as McLeod Home Health, is applying for a Certificate of Need from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (the "CON"). The CON would allow McLeod Home Health to operate a home health agency and provide home health services in Sumter County, South Carolina. The capital cost of the project is estimated to be zero.

Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Feda Salameh D/B/A El Cheapo Main, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine and/or Liquor at 301 Manning Avenue, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than December 26, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same

county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2015-ES-43-161 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER James D. Jones

Petitioner, vs. The Estate of Willie Jones Respondent(s). TO THE RESPONDENT(S) ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Petition upon the subscriber, as the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Petition, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. Petitioner/Attorney for Petitioner 309 Broad Street Sumter, SC 29150

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 4495 Bethel Church Rd. 3BR 2BA, stove, Lg. yard. $700 mo. Call (803) 506-4600

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For Sale or Trade Hooker brand name: 6 pc. professional computer desk. $2500 OBO. Leather love seat, $250 OBO. Call 803-481-8286 Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves. Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311.

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This is to notify you that McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee, Inc., doing business as McLeod Home Health, is applying for a Certificate of Need from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (the "CON"). The CON would allow McLeod Home Health to operate a home health agency and provide home health services in Clarendon County, South Carolina. The capital cost of the project is estimated to be zero.

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